danielkhent 1 year ago

"Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle Plastic by Vaporizing It" Wonder what the energy and water requirements are ... #pollution #recycle

WIRED

Scientists Figured Out How to Recycle Plastic by Vaporizing It

A new technique could prevent tons of waste in the future—if it can scale.

danielkhent 1 year ago

Zillow is adding climate risk data to all US for-sale listings #climatechange

Engadget

Zillow is adding climate risk data to all US for-sale listings

Zillow has announced a new partnership to bring climate risk information to its for-sale listings in the US.

danielkhent 1 year ago

"Using GPT-4 to generate 100 words consumes up to 3 bottles of water — AI data centers also raise power and water bills for nearby residents" Yea, so that's sustainable... #climatechange

Tom

Using GPT-4 to generate 100 words consumes up to 3 bottles of water — AI data centers also raise power and water bills for nearby residents

Net-zero emission goals went out the window with AI.

danielkhent 1 year ago

A landslide linked to climate change ‘rang’ the Earth for 9 days #climatechange https://www.npr.org/2024/09/13/g-s1-22858/a-landslide-linked-to-climate-change-rang-the-earth-for-9-days-researchers-say

danielkhent 1 year ago

Brain-inspired analog computing platform. Today’s digital computing based on silicon transistor technology and the standard Von Neumann architecture is running up against processing speed and energy-efficiency limits. #AnalogComputing #AI

Communications Today

IISc scientists develop brain-inspired analog computing platform | Communications Today

Important referral for telecom, networking, IT solution equipment buyer, and broadcasters since the last 25 years.

danielkhent 1 year ago

It's not climate change causing elevated humidity in the Midwest. It's corn sweat? #climatechange https://www.kosu.org/2024-09-04/corn-sweat-climate-change-midwest-humidity I thought the robots would b

danielkhent 1 year ago

Seminal LunarPunk post #lunarpunk

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danielkhent 1 year ago

Buck Clayton – All The Cats Join In #jazz #vinyl #NowPlaying https://song.link/i/1639422626

danielkhent 1 year ago

Photon entanglement could explain the rapid brain signals behind consciousness #ai #quantumcomputing https://phys.org/news/2024-08-photon-entanglement-rapid-brain-consciousness.html

danielkhent 1 year ago

Quantum Apocalypse is Coming "Once organizations have implemented new encryption standards, data currently residing on protected systems should then be safe from the threat of a future quantum computer attack." #quantumcomputing

Cointelegraph

‘The Quantum Apocalypse is coming’ — Decoding Meta’s weird warning

The latest episode of the Meta Tech Podcast was accompanied by a blog post declaring that “the Quantum Apocalypse is coming,” despite advances ...

danielkhent 1 year ago

Technology progressing so fast some solar farms rendered obsolete. #solarpunk #renewableenergy

ECOticias.com

The photovoltaic desert that turned out to be a historic failure: It broke down before it was even switched on

Experts are warning about this invention: It was supposed to be a photovoltaic "colossus", but it turned out to be a historic failure in the desert

danielkhent 1 year ago

One in 11 people worldwide went hungry last year. Climate change is second only to conflict in having the greatest impact on global hunger, food insecurity, and malnutrition. #climatechange #hunger

Grist

One in 11 people went hungry last year. Climate change is a big reason why.

Hunger and food insecurity are no longer merely benchmarks of public health. They are symptoms of a warming world.

danielkhent 1 year ago

Can Analog Chips Pave the Way for Sustainable AI? #ai #analog https://www.eetimes.com/can-analog-chips-pave-the-way-for-sustainable-ai/

danielkhent 1 year ago

This wizard is not taking the war seriously. #wizards #wettowels #war

danielkhent 1 year ago

The Cure for Disposable Plastic Crap: Stretchy seaweed, reverse vending machines, QR-coded take-out boxes?

WIRED

The Cure for Disposable Plastic Crap Is Here—and It’s Loony

Stretchy seaweed, reverse vending machines, QR-coded take-out boxes: They’re how we can break society’s absurd addiction to single-use plastics.

#solarpunk #environment #bioplastics

danielkhent 1 year ago

Clifford Brown And Max Roach – The Best Of Max Roach And Clifford Brown In Concert! #jazz #vinyl #NowPlaying

Songlink/Odesli

All God's Chillun Got Rhythm (Live) by Max Roach & Clifford Brown

Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, a...

danielkhent 1 year ago

At least this vacuum robot dog is doing something positive and not wasting energy creating lame ai art. #ai #robot

Engadget

This vacuum robot dog can find and suck up trash with its feet

A robot dog named VERO can identify and pick up small bits of trash on different terrains.

danielkhent 1 year ago

At least this vacuum robot dog is doing something positive and not wasting energy creating lame ai art. #ai #robot

Engadget

This vacuum robot dog can find and suck up trash with its feet

A robot dog named VERO can identify and pick up small bits of trash on different terrains.

danielkhent 1 year ago

Horace Silver Quintet - Total Response https://song.link/i/1460194308 #jazz #vinyl #NowPlaying

danielkhent 1 year ago

“For the most part, we know what basic income is going to do ... The question is, do we want what basic income does?" #basicincome https://www.fastcompany.com/91160672/why-silicon-valley-loves-universal-basic-income